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Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown has died aged 71, his manager has said. Brown had liver cancer and died at his home in the Bahamas, said Phil Dale. Hot Chocolate had hits in more than 50 countries worldwide, including You Sexy Thing – which Brown co-wrote – It Started with a Kiss and Every 1’s a Winner. Brown was ...

The Who have been confirmed as Glastonbury Festival’s final headliner, closing the event on Sunday 28 June. The rock band join Foo Fighters and Kanye West at the top of the bill for the sold out festival next month. Roger Daltrey said The Who would “close this year’s event with a bang”. The band will also headline the British Summertime ...

An Indian court has found Bollywood star Salman Khan guilty of killing a homeless man in a 2002 hit-and-run driving incident in Mumbai. The man was among five people who were run over in the incident. The actor was charged with culpable homicide. Khan had said his driver was behind the wheel, but the judge said the actor was driving ...

THE usually shy and retiring singer Rihanna has become the subject of many internet memes over her choice of attire. The singer wore a huge yellow coat trimmed in fur to this year’s Met Gala, along with an elaborate headdress and choker style necklace. And despite the Rude Boy singer telling reporters it took one Chinese woman over two years ...

The Queen has met her new great-granddaughter Princess Charlotte for the first time at Kensington Palace. The princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, was born on Saturday at London’s St Mary’s Hospital, weighing 8lbs 3oz (3.7kg). Kensington Palace revealed on Monday that she had been named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have formally ...

A signed first edition of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by the late Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been stolen. It was being exhibited in a locked cabinet at the International Book Fair in the Colombian capital, Bogota. The fair, which closes on Monday, is dedicated to Garcia Marquez, who died last year at the age of ...

Blues guitarist BB King has told fans he is receiving hospice care at his home following a short stay in hospital. The 89-year-old has lived with type II diabetes for more than 20 years, and has had several spells in hospital in recent months. A message on his website said: “I am in home hospice care at my residence in ...

Craig Charles is quitting Coronation Street in September after 10 years, to revive his role in Red Dwarf. The space sitcom, which started out on the BBC in 1988, is returning for two new series on digital channel Dave. Charles took a sabbatical from the ITV soap in 2011 when Red Dwarf was revived once before, but this time there ...

Crime writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85, her publisher says. She wrote more than 60 novels in a career spanning 50 years, her best-known creation being Inspector Wexford, which was turned into a highly successful TV series. Rendell, one of Britain’s best-selling contemporary authors, also wrote under the pen-name Barbara Vine. Born in Essex, she is credited with bringing ...

Bruce Jenner is being sued by the stepchildren of a woman killed in a car crash he was involved in. Authorities say the reality TV star’s Cadillac collided with Kim Howe’s Lexus in February, pushing it into oncoming traffic. The six-page lawsuit doesn’t give any new details, but seeks damages for “wrongful death”. No charges have been brought against the ...